Suppose economists observe that an increase in government spending of $9 billion raises the total demand for goods and services by $45 billion. If these economists ignore the possibility of crowding out, they would estimate the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) to be . Now suppose the economists allow for crowding out. Their new estimate of the MPC would be than their initial one.

what is your question? 1 high schoolbusiness 5 points imagine that you have won $100 in the state lottery. you have a choice between spending the money on shopping now or putting it away in a savings account for one year. you decide to spend the money now on shopping. thus, you will lose the interest that you could have earned by saving the money. the lost interest is cost of spending money now.